Name profile

Constance

Medieval form of Constantia.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈkɑn.stəns/; British English /ˈkɒn.stəns/; French /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/
Usage languagesDutch, English, French
US rank (2025)#1,500

Meaning and history

Constance is the medieval form of Constantia, introduced to England by the Normans; it was the name of a daughter of William the Conqueror.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 207 births, rank #1,173
2007: 189 births, rank #1,292
2008: 193 births, rank #1,286
2009: 173 births, rank #1,374
2010: 151 births, rank #1,489
20112011: 138 births, rank #1,577
2012: 165 births, rank #1,396
2013: 105 births, rank #1,900
2014: 134 births, rank #1,602
2015: 144 births, rank #1,540
20162016: 152 births, rank #1,496
2017: 137 births, rank #1,591
2018: 123 births, rank #1,685
2019: 105 births, rank #1,898
2020: 135 births, rank #1,559
20212021: 110 births, rank #1,830
2022: 120 births, rank #1,731
2023: 125 births, rank #1,656
2024: 127 births, rank #1,630
20252025: 142 births, rank #1,500

Constance moved from #939 to #1000 for girls between 1998 and 1999. Its highest annual birth count came in 1950, with 4,441 births.